Jamie Mountain Kobi Ward burst down the court on a fast-break before converting this lay-up opportunity during the second half of the Muskie senior boys’ basketball team’s 85-61 romp over the visiting Kenora Broncos on Thursday afternoon. Ward scored a team-high 28 points to pace the black-and-gold’s offensive barrage.
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Duane Hicks “Wilfred the Wizard” is one of the 26 pieces that comprise the new “Fibre Arts Festival” exhibit on display in the small gallery upstairs at the Fort Frances Museum as of this morning. The judging for the juried show, featuring the work of local fibre artists, will be […]
Duane Hicks photo Steve Latimer demonstrated how to carve wood to about a dozen women and men during a beginners’ wood-carving workshop held Saturday and Sunday afternoons at the Fort Frances Museum. It was sponsored by the “Friends of the Museum.” For information about future workshops, check out the museum’s […]
Duane Hicks Volunteer firefighter Mike Barlow grabbed a tree from in front of a Fifth Street East home during the Fort Frances Fire Brigade’s annual Christmas tree pick-up on Saturday afternoon. This might be the final year for the pick-up as fewer and fewer residents have real Christmas trees. The […]
Jamie Mountain Oskar Boulton of Kenora Black looked to plop down on the puck in front of his net in order to keep the Causeway Cougars from scoring during their game Saturday afternoon at the Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association’s annual Atom ‘A’ tournament. International Falls Gold claimed the gold […]
Jamie Mountain Greta Fedoruk looked to spike the ball over the outstretched arms of a Dryden Eagles’ opponent during the Muskie junior girls’ volleyball team’s 3-1 win Tuesday afternoon at Fort High. The first-place Muskies had a perfect 6-0 record in NorWOSSA play heading into this afternoon’s match against the […]
Duane Hicks The drive-thru oil change facility is up at the future site of the Great Canadian Oil Change at King’s Highway (just west of Boston Pizza). The businesses will sit vacant until its utilities (electricity, gas, sewer, and water) are installed in the spring, after which time it will […]
Sam Odrowski Early Learning students at St. Francis School worked together to make wellness posters during the school’s “Wellness Day” yesterday. The whole school participated and the event ran all day, with each class cycling through various wellness activities such as yoga, hand drumming, meditation, and medicine teachings. The goal […]
Sam Odrowski Curvy Chick owner Jennifer Horton hosted local MP Don Rusnak at her Scott Street business Thursday afternoon for an announcement regarding a FedNor investment of $2.25 million for the Rainy River Future Development Corp. Following the announcement, she spoke of her experience opening Curvy Chick six years ago […]
Staff A garage was engulfed in flames Monday morning at an Off Lake residence. Firefighters did respond to the blaze but ultimately the structure was destroyed by the flames. No one injuries were reported and the cause was not known as of press time.
Sam Odrowski Rainy River Future Development Corp. chairman Gordon Armstrong spoke about the RRFDC before calling up local MP Don Rusnak, who announced Thursday afternoon that the federal government will be investing $2.25 million into the RRFDC. The investment will help support the RRFDC’s ongoing operations over the next five […]
Submitted The Bayview Motel here has undergone several renovations, including a recently-renovated lobby featuring new hardwood floors and a fresh layer paint, since new owners Jamie Pryde and Myles Wilcott took over the business on Dec. 21.
